Cement News tagged under: production
Uzbekistan produced 15Mt of cement in 202207 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsUzbekistan produced 14.6Mt of cement in 2022, reports UzDaily, giving a per capita production figure for the year of 415kg. This compares to 1770kg in Turkey, 519kg in China and 280kg in the USA. According to the Institute for Forecasting and Macroeconomic Research (IPMI), the volume of construction work in Uzbekistan between 2017-22 advanced by 71.5 per cent. Cement production over the same timeframe improved by 69.3 per cent with the country’s total cement production capacity comi... |
Kyrgyzstan production up 7% in 202224 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Kyrgyz cement industry produced 2.666Mt of cement in 2022, according to the Eurasian Economic Commission. This represents a YoY increase of 7.1 per cent. Kazakhstan’s cement output reached 12.088Mt while in Russia cement plants produced 60.667Mt. Armenia’s cement output was over 1Mt, up by 17.7 per cent YoY. |
Peru’s cement market contracts in January22 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement dispatches in Peru fell by 16 per cent to 0.915Mt in January 2023 when compared with 1.088Mt delivered in January 2022, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. Of this total, Asocem members dispatched 0.883Mt in January 2023 while non-affiliated companies dispatched 0.032Mt. Cement production in Peru declined 13 per cent YoY to 0.931Mt in January 2023. The output level is an aggregate of all Asocem members. Clinker production surged by 46 per cent to 1.079Mt in ... |
Spain’s cement demand down 1% in 202214 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsSpanish cement consumption slipped 0.8 per cent YoY to 14.9Mt in 2022, according to the Spanish cement association, Oficemen. The annual total has been affected by inclement weather that saw a slowdown in construction in December. In the last month of 2022, cement demand was down by 6.3 per cent YoY. In addition the Ukraine-Russia war and rising energy prices have further impacted the cement industry. “Despite the excellent start-up results and the expectation of becoming the year of rec... |
US production and consumption increased in 202208 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe US produced an estimated 95Mt of Portland and masonry cement in 2022, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), up from 93Mt in the previous year. Cement was produced at 96 plants in 34 states, along with two plants in Puerto Rico. Texas, Missouri, California and Florida were, in descending order, the four leading cement-producing states, accounting for approximately 43 per cent of US production. The US cement industry’s growth continues to be constrained by closed or idle p... |
Argentina’s cement market expands 9% in January07 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsArgentine cement demand increased by 9.2 per cent YoY and 2.7 per cent MoM to 957,958t in January 2023, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. The market was entirely supplied by domestic producers, whose output, including export supply, expanded 8.9 per cent YoY and three per cent MoM to 965,361t. However, exports fell 15.8 per cent from 8793t in January 2022 to 7403t in January 2022. |
UltraTech commissions 1.5Mta Odisha unit07 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement (part of the Aditya Birla Group ) has commissioned a 1.5Mta brownfield cement grinding unit in Jharsuguda , Odisha, expanding the existing works, according to The Hindu. This latest addition will take the company’s total cement capacity in Odisha to 4.1Mta and puts its total cement production capacity for India as a whole at122.85Mta. By FY22-23 UltraTech's capacity is forecast to reach 159.25Mta once all current expansion programmes are completed. |
Italy’s cement output declines 10% in November03 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsItalian cement production fell by 10 per cent YoY in November 2022, according to the country’s construction chamber, Federbeton. When compared with the 2015 base index production the value declined from 102 in October to 85 in November. Cement prices in November 2022 increased MoM to 212 when compared with the base year of 2015 (=100). Federbeton also reported a 69 per cent increase when compared with November 2022. External trade Grey cement imports in October were up by 34 per cent whe... |
Colombian cement market expands 4% in 202202 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsGrey cement dispatches in Colombia slipped 1.1 per cent YoY to 1.122Mt in December 2022 from 1.135Mt in December 2021, according to the country’s statistics agency, DANE. Bagged cement sales in December 2021 were down by 2.9 per cent YoY but this was offset by a 2.9 per cent increase in bulk sales. The 12.5 per cent YoY increase to ready-mix cement companies was unable to offset the decline in other market segments in December 2022. Sales to construction companies and contractors dropped b... |
US Portland and blended cement shipments up 4% in 11M2230 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico slipped to 9.3Mt in November 2022 when compared with November 2021, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading cement-consuming states were Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Georgia, which accounted together for 35.9 per cent of total shipments in the month. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement were Missouri, Texas, California, Michigan and Florida, which ... |